Post Olympic Stress Disorder: The Dark Side of Going for the Gold
Post Olympic Stress Disorder? You’re probably asking yourself if such a disorder even exists, or if we’re just trying to be funny. Take it from us: it most certainly does, I don’t think you’ll find any mention in the latest medical and psychological journals! And it can strike in...
Beyond The Rings is Released Today!
================ Beyond The Rings ================ I am super excited for the release of my first DVD today, Beyond The Rings. It has been a long time coming, and I couldn’t be happier with the content and quality. On Beyond The Rings I talk about my Olympic struggle and the...
Time With The Fam: Back to Boston on Monday
================== One Day At a Time ================== Well, Monday morning I will be back in Boston. This coming Tuesday, June 24th, Beyond The Rings will be released. Be sure to grab a copy so you can understand exactly what I am going through as I prepare for the Olympics....
Loose Change & The Struggles of a Quad
I want you to take a moment, as soon as you finish reading this post of course, to head over to your sofa, and scrape up the loose change from in between the seats. There should be enough hiding in there for you to order Beyond The Rings on...
The Olympics are Everyday
============ 50 Days ============ 50 days until the games begin. That gives me about six weeks of training and preparation. That is plenty of time, but it will fly by for sure. We have some training overseas, and I may compete once before the Games. All of the training...
Taraje is Featured This Week on The Judo Podcast
Be sure to check out the newest podcast from TheJudoPodcast.com featuring none other than your favorite judoka. Thank you to Gene and Mike. I had a great time and the interview went great. If you haven’t visited their site yet, it just jumped up the things to do list....
12 Days & Counting
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Beyond The Rings & The Zone Cup
=========== Zone Cup =========== Two days after my first Pan Am medal, I took first in our Zone qualifying tournament. I won every match by Ippon. I have to summarize my weekend as, at least above average. I had one moment where I lost my cool and it cost...
Bronze Medal at the Pan Am Championships
============ Pan Ams ============ I didn’t want to leave you hanging too long. I felt great yesterday. I got my weight down good and rehydrated well before my matches. I won all my matches by Ippon, and lost one match by Ippon also. The match I lost to Venezuela...